few piecesof peeled potato are placed in two beakers. beaker A is filled with0.2% sugar solution and beaker B is filled with 10% sugar solution.observe them after 4 hours. what change do you observe in the potato pieces? name the process and its mechanism responsible for such change.
few piecesof peeled potato are placed in two beakers. beaker A is filled with0.2% sugar solution and beaker B is filled with 10% sugar solution.observe them after 4 hours. what change do you observe in the potato pieces? name the process and its mechanism responsible for such change.
The potato pieces of Beaker A will swell up as water from outside will enter inside the potato. This is because sugar concentration of the solution is lesser than that of the potato. According to the process of osmosis water from hypotonic solution will rush into the potato as solute concentration is high inside the potato.
In beaker B the solution contains 10% sugar. Here the solution of the beaker is hypertonic than the potato sap. Thus in this solution the potato pieces will shrink as water from the potato will come out towards the hypertonic solution. This is also osmosis where water moves towards the solution with higher concentration.
The potato pieces of Beaker A will swell up as water from outside will enter inside the potato. This is because sugar concentration of the solution is lesser than that of the potato. According to the process of osmosis water from hypotonic solution will rush into the potato as solute concentration is high inside the potato.
In beaker B the solution contains 10% sugar. Here the solution of the beaker is hypertonic than the potato sap. Thus in this solution the potato pieces will shrink as water from the potato will come out towards the hypertonic solution. This is also osmosis where water moves towards the solution with higher concentration.
